" In light of Ignatius' 'Two Standards' and 'The Mystries Done From The Garden To The House Of Annas', at any moment we can be Judas or Peter, a Christian life can be a fine line."

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Congregation Of Procurators

On Saturday, 7 July, the Procurators of the Society of Jesus
concluded the eight days of Spiritual Exercises in readiness for the Congregation of Procurators taking place this week in Nairobi. A total
of 84 Procurators are attending the Congregation, from Africa, Latin
America, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the United States. Fr Adrian Porter SJ from the Jesuit Institute in Oxford is representing the
British Province. A Congregation of Procurators is called into session by Father
General every four years after the end of a General Congregation. The
35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) took
place between January and March 2008. Delegates are elected by their
provinces to represent them at the Congregation, where an important task
will be for the Procurators to discuss the overall state of the
Society, especially in its more universal dimension. The discussion
could clarify if a General Congregation is warranted. Another purpose of
the Congregation of Procurators is to decide whether a General
Congregation should be called. While the Procurators have no power to
legislate, they can suspend decrees issued by previous General
Congregations if the members think it necessary. This is the first time a Congregation of Procurators has taken place
outside Europe. They have been held regularly since 1568, in response to the wishes of St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, and
his early successors that Jesuits should gather at least once every
three years from each province to discuss the state of the Society.
Previous Congregations of Procurators have taken place in Rome, Florence
and in Loyola, the birthplace of St Ignatius.

About Me

I am not a Jesuit, nor am I a cleric. I spent about 5 years under the spiritual direction of a Jesuit, 3 of those years in a weekly directed retreat in everyday life. The profound impact that the Society and the Excercises had upon my life, resulted in me, trying to deal with that impact in some way by sharing my view of Jesus Christ with others. My intention is to pull together Jesuitical and Catholic subjects that interest me. I was born on the feast day of St. Paul Miki, S.J.. I am the father of three small children and an infant, I am married to a great wife.